Derevi vs Bontu vs Sliver Queen vs Karn EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Sliver Queen

  Create a swarm of Sliver tokens and leverage enchantment-based synergies to boost their power and resilience, using cards like Starfield of Nyx to turn enchantments into creatures and overwhelm opponents.

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  Bontu the Glorified

  Utilize sacrifice outlets and powerful black creatures to control the board, drain opponents' life totals, and maintain pressure through incremental value and attrition.

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  Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

  Leverage untap and tap interactions, creature boosts from counters, and a wizard tribal theme to generate incremental advantage and disrupt opponents, with combos involving Mirror Entity and Gavony Township to push damage efficiently.

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  Karn, Silver Golem

  Ramp quickly with artifacts and mana rocks to cast big threats and control tools, using utility creatures like Endbringer and artifact synergies to disrupt opponents and generate value.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Derevi player’s use of Gavony Township and Mirror Entity to put +1/+1 counters on creatures amplified the damage output and board presence effectively.

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  Harry’s Karn deck ramped aggressively with artifact lands and mana rocks, casting powerful creatures like Endbringer and using Lightning Greaves for protection, increasing his board threat level.

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  Tony’s Bontu deck leveraged sacrifice outlets such as Viscera Seer and Mind Slicer to control the board and generate incremental advantage, balancing aggressive creature deployment with disruptive plays.

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  Tom’s Sliver Queen deck capitalized on enchantment-creature interactions, particularly with Starfield of Nyx, enabling his enchantments to become formidable attackers and withstand board wipes.

• 5

  Key board wipes and counters, such as the countering of Wrath of God and the use of Oblivion Stone, created pivotal shifts in board state and tempo, influencing the flow of the game significantly.

Notable Cards

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  Mirror Entity

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  Gavony Township

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  Starfield of Nyx

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  Oblivion Stone

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  Birthing Pod

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  Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound

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  Endbringer

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  Blinkmoth Nexus

Summary

The game began with a typical ramp and setup phase, where each player developed their mana bases and early board presence. Tom’s Sliver Queen deck established multiple enchantment-creature synergies, leveraging cards like Starfield of Nyx to turn enchantments into threats, while Tony’s Bontu deck focused on sacrificing creatures and controlling the board with cards like Mind Slicer and Viscera Seer. Harry’s Karn deck ramped heavily with artifacts and mana rocks, casting powerful utility creatures like Endbringer and Blinkmoth Nexus to gain incremental advantage. Meanwhile, the Derevi player built up a combo of creatures and counters, using cards like Mirror Entity and Vorn Elves to boost and generate value, eventually assembling a potent board state supported by Gavony Township and Gaea’s Cradle for incremental growth and aggressive damage.